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The Edith Wharton Library · August 31 · 8 min

Bunner Sisters Chapter 3

In which the Bunner sisters attend to domestic rituals and quietly reveal their small, comfortable world, touched by Evelina’s wistful longing for a parlour and the delicate art of artificial flower-making. A visit from Mr. Ramy, the clockmaker with a gentle, wistful manner, introduces a moment of polite companionship that softly illuminates their solitary lives.

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In which the Bunner sisters attend to domestic rituals and quietly reveal their small, comfortable world, touched by Evelina’s wistful longing for a parlour and the delicate art of artificial flower-making. A visit from Mr. Ramy, the clockmaker with a gentle, wistful manner, introduces a moment of polite companionship that softly illuminates their solitary lives.